Commissions overseen by the Planning and Community Development Department 

• Planning Commission (PC): meets on the first and third Thursday at 7 PM regularly 
• Historic Preservation Commission (HPC): meets on the third Wednesday at 7 PM regularly 
• Zoning Administrator (ZA): meets on the first and third Wednesday at 10 AM regularly 
• Board of Building and Fire Appeals: meets annually to appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair, then as needed if appeals are received. 

The meetings are held in-person at Council Chambers located at Santa Cruz City Hall at 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Public Hearing Notifications

If an item requires a public hearing, notice about the item will go out fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting. Methods of notification may include:

• Mailing out postcards to neighbors within a specified radius of the project, 
• Posting a legal ad in the newspaper agency, including Sentinel, 
• Posting on our public hearing bulletins at City Hall, 
• Sending out eNotifications for subscribers.

To learn more about our noticing requirements, please view our Public Outreach Policy on our Ordinance & Policy Updates page. 

Meeting Agendas

Agendas are published on each commission's website three days (72 hours) prior to the meeting date, as State law requires. We also post the agendas on the bulletin posting located outside at City Hall at 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

• Upon request, the agenda can be provided in a format to accommodate special needs.
• If you wish to attend a public meeting and require assistance such as an interpreter for American Sign Language, Spanish, or other special equipment, please call the City Clerk’s Department at 420-5030 at least five days in advance so that we can arrange for such special assistance, or email CityClerk@cityofsantacruz.com. The Cal-Relay system number: 1-800-735-2922.

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